Iron County register., 1887-12-29
Belgrade labors under the dIfisuIty aris-

Belgrade labors under the difficulty aris
| ing from the fact that it is between two
places: Potosf and Tronton. Although th.
| distance is greater, the chances are in favor
of the latter, owing to the excellence of the
Iron county roads. and the greater faciitie:
for trade in that direction.
There is to be an election on local optior
| in this county soon. I saw that tried in
Pennsylvania forty years ago. am not en-.
| thusiastIc on the subject.
Leaving your Goodwater correspondent to
| report on the details of the weather, it il
| merely remarked that sut here it. has beer
/ sufficiently mixed to suit the majority.
The Presidents Message has been received
| and, at least, carefully II not prayerfully
| read. Brother Grover Is badly handicapped
No attempt will be made to review the Mes
| sage, but IN the near future critique will
be sent to the REGIsTER on the tariff as af-
| fected by the commercial changes Of the last
five years. The difficulty of the President
| In preparing his Message was, no doubt, in
creased by the knowledge that it would be
sent to Congress whose. principle business
would be president maging. 1t may not be
out of place to Simplify that work. The year
1884 was turning point In our political bis.
tory. No man in either party, who was a
candidate for the presidency before that year
and defeated, need apply again. This shuts
the Democracy up to Cleveland or some
other man without any previous record. In
respect to the Republicaas the facts are sim
pie. When that party had held national
power twenty-five wears the people arose
and took it away frt = them. No one doubts
the fairness of the lection. 1t concluded
and determined on Everything back of it.
No man in that party, who was presiden-
tiai aspirant up to 1884; red eyer offer again.
As to the result of the rssA two questions
must be answered. The one is, What have
the Republicans done since 1884 to warrant
restoration OF the power then taken away?
The other is, What has Grover Cleveland done
to forfeit the power then given him: It is
true that he has snubbed cliques and rings
and factions, but 1t is Just as true that their
hostility has no common basis or bond of
union In any public welfare or injury. These
questions must be answered SO as to leave
nothing in doubt.
Some stir has been masisa her the oYaiiona
e''SAs ~ cSA ~ SAASOus Wv. Sios Dus
when 1t is known that the presents to Mr..
Davis consisted mainly of IA bottle Of bran
dy, PAX bottles Of whisky,3 3 bottles of gin,
II boxes of cigars, 4 cases of champagne and
u bottles Of other wines, 1 am Satisfied to
let them ovate. How the half bottle of
whisky got in TO- the query. Most likely
some ardent patriot started with full bot.
tie but drank the half of 1t on the road to
keep up his.enthusiasm. Drunkenness and
the Lost Cause thus identified will 20 out
together.
1t appears by reports in the iREGIsTER
from the west end of Iron county that mat
ters are becoming stringent out there.
was at Mount Pleasant church on the fourth
of September. As the pulpit had
nothing to interest me, I studied pew and
have growing faith that the roses will come
again and that at the evening time there will
be light.
Ring the bells Of heaven, there is joy to-day,
For soul returning from the wild"
Dec. 13, 1Sc7. THOMAS CALLAHAN.